Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-01
IT WAS TOUCH AND GO,
BUT THE FUGITIVE CHICAGO BOOD
lER GOT TO CANADA.

The Detectives Get Their Fingers on Him
and He Isn't There-He Tips Over the
Side Into Yawl and Makes His Escape
Complete, and Now is Ready to 'Nego-
tiate.'-TalIf in Chicago.
SARsA, Ont, Aug. 1.-McGarigle, the
Chicago boodler who escaped from Sheriff
Matson on the night of July %, was landed
at Point Edward Sunday morning about
O'Clock from the schooner Edward 81 Ike, on
which he was suspected to have left Chicago
The schooners Marsh and Blake were on the
same tow, the Blake being last The tug
Oriole, having on board Chicago detectives
and reporters, had been on the lookout here
and ran alongside of the Blake and had some
conversation with the officers Then the
Orioe steamed up to the Marsh apparently to
have the captain Of the Marsh let the Blake's
tow line go. While they were in American
water Just opposite the Port Huron water
works, where the detectives could take Nc
Garigle, the Blake's line was let go, but at
| that instant yawl was lowered from the
Blake. containing MeGarigle and a sailor,
| who made for the Canada side McGarigle
landed at Point Edward and came on to
Sarnia, the Blake rem aiming in the river till
Sunday afternoon. McGarigle was driven
| from here to COPYRIGHT, twelve miles down
| the river, ostensbly to catch boat He was
driven back here, however, and is now in
| town
There are various rumors as to his where
abouts, the Chicago reporters stating that he
| left for the east on the 10 a. IN train, but
such is not the case McGarige has his mus
| tache and small sdeburns still on and looks
bronzed after his trip on the lakes He is ap-
parently nervous as to his safety here, but
the chief of police states that he has no
authority to arrest HIM The detectives have
arranged for communication all night be
tween here and Port Huron in the hope of
being able to get him over, but McGarigle
keeps away from the river and has been
walking about some Of the back streets with
the party who drove him to Courtright and
back. The Chicago police have been notified
of his landing here, but have not ordered his
| arrest Apparently he is safe on Canadian
soil About O'Clock he hunted up dry
goods merchant to purchase a new hat He
is fairly well dressed
A reporter asked McGarigle how he got
away from the sheriff al Chicago, but he
would not give any information He said he
would communicate at ONCE with his friends
in Chicago, and expected to go back soon.
He was no worse than two-thirds of the off
cials in Chicago, and be would go back, and
the people would be glad to see him He hal
stood the heavy part of the load, and he in
IL Il.
of his friends. He had no definite ideas as to
his movements while matters are being ar
ranged for his return
The yawl in which McCIarigle made his es-
cape had been partly lowered in readiness
before the two schooners entered the river
from Lake st Clair 1t had been let down
within few inches of the water on the port
side, so as not to be observed from the Amer
lean side. from which the Oriole approached
There was a jolly boat trailing from the
stern of the Blake, but this was not disturbed
from fear of attracting attention 1t is I'M
derstood that the detective ordered the cap
tain of the Marsh to let 60 the tow line of the
Blake with the intention of cutting it if lie
refused, and in either event of taking it on
board and towing her into Port Huron uu-
less the captain produced Mc(Iarigle
CHICAGO, Aug. The news of Mc(farigleis
arrival in Canada cast gloom over the of
ticials here, and they Immediately got t.
work to figure out some plan of extradition.
There is talk of getting up a charge of for
gerry, but in that case the case will have to be
proved and the conviction now against Me
Garigle allowed to go; because nothing is
palmer in the extradition laws than that he
"a NOT ba ay-fraIitai far of.
to the pententiary for another
There is possibility that the Canadian
government may see fit to return McGarigle,
taking the same action in the case that Spain
did with Tweed The fact that the fugitive
left Chicago in Canadian vessel, manned by
Canadian crew, and commanded by Cana
dian captain, the lawyers think brings out
some nice questions of international comfy.
But this proposition is laughed at bv some
lawyers who were seen about it, and they
said a request based on it would receive no
consideration from Canada Other lawyers.
thought, however. that this plan might work
Attorney Reeds Attempted Suicide.
New YORK, Aug 1.-Charles H. Reed,
the lawyer who, with Scoville, defended
Guiteau, attempted to commit suicide by
jumping from a ferry boat Saturday. He
was struck in the bead by the steamers pad
dle-wheel and rendered unconscious, and in
this state was rescued by Officer Taylor, OF
the harbor police. His head was cut in two
places and he was taken to the hospital He
had been on a prolonged spree, and few
days ago was elected from restaurant for
attempting to rob the money drawer, as
waiter charged. He would say nothing at
the hospital except that the cause Of his at
tempt was hard luck, and begged that the
occurrence should be kept out of the papers
The physicians say that they have serious
doubts as to his recovery, as his sys TEN is
much enfeebled.